with Dan Gable, wrestling legend;Distinguished member of the FILA International Wrestling Hall of Fame (2012); won 15 NCAA Championships and 21 straight Big Ten Titles as the University of Iowa head coach; as a wrestler, went undefeated in high school (IA) and won 2 NCAA titles at Iowa State University. Gable won the Olympic Gold Medal in '72 (without giving up a point during the tournament), and went on to coach the Freestyle Olympic teams in '80, '84, and 2000; 1971 World Champion (one of 10 men to win an Olympic Gold, World Championship and NCAA Championship)

Take your wrestling technique to the next level with the help of wrestling legend Dan Gable. This DVD showcases the key moves and modifications needed to become a champion, as Gable did both as a wrestler and as a coach. The On Your Feet portion of the program features the stance and ties used in set-ups, headlocks and bodylocks, double-hand drills, breaking ties on defense, single- and double-leg attacks, tosses and special moves. The On the Mat program presents maneuvers from the top and bottom positions, including arm bars, near wrists, arm and leg turks, sit-backs and sit-outs, rolls and granbys, hip heists, counters and pins, switches and stand-ups, standing rolls and clearing legs and ankles.

There's a ton of very good material packed into this DVD, but it's usually not broken down step-by-step or displayed that way. Usually, Gable will briefly describe the move (in pretty general terms) and then the Zadick brothers will perform the move at pretty much full speed. Sometimes Gable will point out a detail or two. I think, for many people, it will be hard to pick up the moves without having the finer points of footwork and positioning explained; you really have to tease it out of the video with constant rewinding and slomo. Even then you probably won't catch everything. I also thought the disk was somewhat unorganized and hard to find specific things.

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